Election Day (United States) - WikipediaThe period between Election Day and the first Wednesday in December is always 29 days The effect of the change was to make November 2 the earliest day on which Election Day may fall In 1845, the United States was largely an agrarian society Farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote

United States elections, 2016 - WikipediaThe 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 During this presidential election year, the President of the United States and Vice President were elected In addition, elections were held for all 435 voting-member seats in the United States House of Representatives (as well as all six non-voting delegate seats) and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate to determine the 115th Congress